Gorkovskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Gorkovskaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station Hall
General information
Location	Petrogradsky District Saint Petersburg Russia
Coordinates	59°57′22″N 30°19′08″E / 59.95611°N 30.31889°E / 59.95611; 30.31889
Owned by	Saint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)	Moskovsko–Petrogradskaya Line
Platforms	1 (Island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	July 1, 1963 (1963-07-01)
Rebuilt	2009
Electrified	Third rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station Petrogradskaya towards Parnas Line 2 Nevsky Prospekt towards Kupchino
Route map Legend Depot 6 Vyborgskoye Parnas train deposit sidings Prospekt Prosvescheniya Ozerki maintenance point Udelnaya Pionerskaya Chyornaya Rechka Great Nevka headshunt Petrogradskaya Gorkovskaya Great Neva service siding to line 5 Nevsky Prospekt Sennaya Ploshchad to track 1 of line 2 Tekhnologichesky Institut to track 2 of line 1 Frunzenskaya Moskovskiye Vorota Elektrosila Park Pobedy Moskovskaya headshunt Zvyozdnaya Kupchino Depot 3 Moskovskoye This diagram: view talk edit

Gorkovskaya (Russian: Го́рьковская) is a station on the Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was designed by A.S. Getskin, V.P. Shuvalova, S.L.Mihaylov, H.I. Bashnin, S.I. Evdokimov, A.P. Izoitko and E.I. Travnikov. It opened on July 1, 1963. The station's name was derived from Maxim Gorky Avenue (later renamed Kronverskiy Avenue). The station was designed as a tribute to the writer.

The ground-level vestibule is located at the intersection between Kamennoostrovsky and Kronverksky Prospects. The vestibule is designed to withstand a direct impact during carpet bombing.

The station closed in October 2008 for a 14-month reconstruction and reopened in December 2009 as initially planned.

Gallery

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  Entrance to the station
• 
  Original station entrance in 2007

Notable landmarks

The station is located in proximity to Peter and Paul Fortress, as well as the Saint Petersburg Mosque and Leningrad Zoo.

References

• "Станция "Горьковская"" [Gorkovskaya station]. Размышления о питерском метро (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 14, 2007.